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No list of immortal gadgets will ever be complete without the Casio F91W.
by jansan 7y ago
No list of immortal gadgets will ever be complete without the Casio F91W.
- jonathankoren 7y agoAh yes, “the terrorist’s watch” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_F-91W#Usage_in_terrorism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_F-91W#Usage_in_terrorism
- patrickk 7y agoAlmost any Casio to be fair. Although it’s an unfair comparison to cloud-tied devices in the article.
- ginko 7y agoThat said, wristwatches are generally very very long lived. I own a Citizen marinaut which is powered through a solar cell in the face of the watch. I've been wearing it pretty much every day for 15 years now and I never had to charge or service it. Only the occasional shortening of the metal wristband.
- jansan 7y agoRight, but the F91W was first released in 1989 and is still the second best selling men's watch on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Mens-Watches/zgbs/fashion/6358539011 https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Mens-Watches/zgbs/fashio...
- Cyberdog 7y agoI find on cheaper watches like this the band eventually breaks, and you can't really find replacement bands which are much cheaper than a whole new watch.